with the collaboration of Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME)
The Journal of Agricultural Machinery considers and publishes original peer-reviewed research articles bilingually (Persian and English), from the results of experimental research, theoretical analysis, modelling (numerical and experimental) and intelligent operation of agricultural machinery, equipment (in-farm and off-farm) and technical systems across the entire agricultural and agri-food value chain; from primary production to postharvest, handling, processing, distribution, and consumption including: farm machinery, agri-food processing complex, and industries related to the processing of agricultural by-products, horticulture, animal husbandry, and fishery.
Emphasis is placed on applied interdisciplinary articles that explore agricultural engineering systems incorporating emerging digital and sustainable technologies. Such innovations facilitate the transition towards smart, efficient, and resilient agri-food systems, while adequately addressing environmental considerations and promoting sustainable production practices.
The journal particularly welcomes contributions in the following interconnected domains:
1. Agricultural and off-Road Machinery
Design, development, testing, field performance evaluation, and optimisation of autonomous, electrified, and hybrid systems used in crop, horticultural, livestock, and aquaculture systems, under diverse field and environmental conditions; soil– and crop–machine interactions; terramechanics; precision machinery.
2. Controlled Environment and Protected Agricultural Systems
The technical and engineering aspects of greenhouse technologies; plant factories; indoor farming; vertical farming; environmental control systems with emphasis on energy efficiency and system integration; closed-loop production systems (e.g., aquaculture); mushroom production.
3. Digital, Smart, and Precision Agriculture
Internet of Things (IoT-enabled equipment), intelligent sensor fusion and agricultural robotics; unmanned aerial and ground vehicles (UAVs/UGVs); artificial intelligence (AI/ML), digital twins, and big data analytics; image and signal processing; decision support systems applied to agricultural production, processing, and supply chains.
4. Postharvest, Processing and Agri-food Engineering
Postharvest technologies of agricultural and food products (e.g., handling, storage, drying, and cooling); preservation and non-thermal food processing; food quality, safety, and traceability; smart packaging; intelligent food supply chains.
5. Animal and Livestock Systems Engineering
Precision livestock farming (PLF); automated housing, feeding, and monitoring systems; thermal comfort and environmental control for animals; livestock-environment-machine interactions.
6. Biological and Biosystems Engineering
Biomechanics, biosensors and microbiome engineering; micro- and nano-scale technologies and engineering for agricultural and food systems.
7. Structural and Material Engineering for Agricultural Systems
Advanced materials for agricultural machinery, equipment and structures; smart, bio-based, and sustainable materials; structural health monitoring of agricultural infrastructures.
8. Human-Centred Systems and Safety
Ergonomics, human–machine and human-robot interactions; occupational health and safety; animal welfare in mechanised systems; ethics and responsible innovation in agricultural and food engineering.
9. Sustainability and Circular Bioeconomy, and Environmental Resilience
Renewable and hybrid energy systems (bioenergy, agri-voltaics, wind); waste management and valorisation; life cycle assessment (LCA); engineering solutions for low-carbon, climate-resilient, net-zero agricultural systems.
10. Systems Engineering
System integration, interoperability and reliability; maintenance, durability, diagnostics; data-driven management and prognostics of agricultural and agri-food machinery, equipment, and infrastructures; fatigue analysis in agro-systems.
11. Resilience, Risk, and Uncertainty Engineering in Agricultural Systems
System resilience under climate extremes; risk-based design and operation of agro-systems; uncertainty quantification and robustness analysis; disaster mitigation and adaptive systems.
12. Education, Standards, and Methodologies in Agricultural Engineering
Benchmarking and validation of models and systems; standardisation of data, protocols, and testing methods; reproducibility and open science in biosystems engineering.
The Journal of Agricultural Machinery aims to promote the scientific level readers in the field of Agricultural Machinery and its related equipment (theoretical and applied principles). It is mainly aimed to publish the scientific achievements researchers. The Journal interests to publish the latest research results of scientists in the field of designing, manufacturing and evaluating of various agricultural machinery and equipment, and the mechanization and management of machinery in agricultural, horticultural, livestock and post-harvesting equipment. This will hopefully promote precision and modern agriculture through targeted research.
The priority and policy of the Journal of Agricultural Machinery is considered as follows: